Dakar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1198
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3394
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$549
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1454
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$383
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
78
😀 Quality of life
47
66
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dakar is 130% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4607th and 8506th ($1198 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 518th in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6422nd and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dakar vs Zhengzhou

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Dakar Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.07
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$60.8
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.09
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$4.29
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2822
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$898
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.9
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2513
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1433
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.84
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.94
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.19
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.25
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.51
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.88
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.4
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.35
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.1
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$254
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6945
$19861

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1095
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1203
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1051
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1062
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1003
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$488
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$520
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1018
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$569
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$649
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1061
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1039
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$889
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$678
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$866
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$972
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$835
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$840
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1030
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$974
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$994
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1213
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$898
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1138
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$979
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1146
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$574
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$983
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$495
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$497
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$496
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$528
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$494
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$498
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$971
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$496
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$494
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$495
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$503
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1047

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619